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In the late 1990s shares in American internet and technology companies rose far faster than their profits. From March 2000 they fell for more than two years, and a recession followed. What happened, why prices ran so far and turned, and what came after.
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1 What Was the Dot-com Bubble? Share prices tripled in five years, then technology shares lost two-thirds of their value. 7 steps · 10 min Done 2 Why the Dot-com Bubble Burst Real gains in productivity, hopes that ran far ahead of profits, a surge of investment, and what came after. 7 steps · 10 min DoneCountry data from the World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and the UNDP Human Development Report (CC BY 3.0 IGO)
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